Steven Seagal film to tell story of Syrian toddler who drowned in Mediterranean Action star involved in Aylan Baby, about the three-year-old whose death widened awareness of the migrant crisisThe tragic death of Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian toddler who drowned off the Turkish coast in 2015, is to be made into a movie.Aylan Baby has begun shooting in the southwest of th...15:13 2019-06-28

The latest Toy Story 4 trailer gives us this year's greatest rescue mission In the last teaser for Toy Story 4 Pixar introduced us to Duke Caboom, the spirited Canadian stuntman voiced by Keanu Reeves. For its latest trailer, the playtime gang are on a recovery mission to rescue Bonnie’s beloved Forky (Tony Hale). The crafts project-turned-new buddy ends up lost (or, per th...16:52 2019-05-21

Lady Gaga and Sterling K Brown among latest diverse film Academy members The Academy has revealed its latest invitees in a list that is 50% female and 29% people of colourLady Gaga, Claire Foy and Sterling K Brown are among the film Academy’s diverse new list of members.This year’s list, made up of 842 industry names who will help to vote for the Oscars, is 50% female an...21:52 2019-07-01

Biden recounts war story rife with inaccuracies in latest gaffe: report Gaffe machine Joe Biden has put his foot in his mouth again, telling a war story on the campaign trail about pinning a medal on a hero service member’s chest — but getting nearly every detail of the yarn wrong, according to a report Thursday. During a campaign appearance last Friday, Biden told how ...05:00 2019-08-30

'World's first' 360-degree infinity pool For thrill-seeking swimmers, the chance to take a death-defying dip might not be far away. Plans to build a rooftop infinity pool -- with 360-degree views of the London skyline -- are in motion....07:52 2019-06-10

Bosnian-Dutch film wins top award at 25th Sarajevo Film Festival A Bosnian-Dutch film about a girl leaving the Netherlands and returning to her native Bosnia to visit the sick father she has never met was chosen on Thursday as the best movie at the Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF), celebrating its silver jubilee....13:26 2019-08-23

Top world film makers to honor 25th Sarajevo film festival Some of the world's top film makers, including two-time Oscar-winning director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, will show their movies and hold master classes honoring the 25th Sarajevo film festival in August, the festival director said on Friday....17:39 2019-07-31

Star Wars: KOTOR film rumors, Sonic film delayed to fix its VFX How many more Star Wars films and TV series do we need? Our answer to that question became "at least one more" when we learned on late Thursday that a pretty juicy Lucasfilm project is in the works: the first-ever Knights of the Old Republic film.
Buzzfeed News says the project is currently linked t...23:39 2019-05-24

Can Marvel Crossovers Ever Escape the Infinity Saga? This month, nearly a decade to the month after the release of its predecessor, Nintendo released Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, a return to the beloved ARPG Marvel gaming series that takes comic book crossover mania to a team-based beat ‘em up conclusion. But it also serves as a reminder that...god, th...17:52 2019-08-01

Game of Thrones gets the VR treatment on HTC’s Viveport Infinity HTC and HBO today announced an exclusive “Game of Thrones” VR experience will arrive on Viveport Infinity on May 31. Dubbed Beyond the Wall, the game is a VR-only experience that “transports users to the northern border of The Seven Kingdoms to fight and defend The Wall. Players can test their sword...20:52 2019-05-30

The skyscraper infinity pool – sorry, but where's the diving board? It is meant to be a boundary-busting ‘punch for the sky’. But this design for a rooftop London pool is just another high-rise ego gimmick In 1924, Buster Keaton approached the Life magazine film critic Robert E Sherwood, to write a script set on an under-construction New York skyscraper. In it, Keat...21:00 2019-06-07

Nate Parker to debut new film at Venice Film Festival Nate Parker’s attempted comeback will begin at the Venice Film Festival with the premiere of his first film since a rape allegation from Parker’s past derailed the release of his Nat Turner biopic “The Birth of a Nation.”...21:52 2019-08-07

The First Reactions to It Chapter Two Are All Over the Map The fall movie season stars on September 6 with the release of highly anticipated horror sequel It Chapter Two. Though that’s still over two weeks away, Warner Bros. has begun screening the film for critics. Screenings mean social media reactions, and while lots of people don’t put faith in that ki...03:00 2019-08-22

Vive Infinity is bringing way more VR games to the Valve Index Vive Infinity will be landing on the Valve Index VR headset on September 1, bringing the unlimited VR subscription service to a whole new audience of VR enthusiasts and gamers – and vastly expanding the number of VR titles available on Valve's hardware.Since launching back in April 2019,...15:52 2019-08-30

The world’s first 360-degree infinity pool is coming to London Plans are underway for what would be the world's first rooftop 360-degree infinity pool to be built in London. Compass Pools, a UK-based pool manufacturer, unveiled its design for Infinity London, a 600,000-litre pool that would top a 55-story hotel.......03:52 2019-06-07

Airtel’s postpaid Infinity plans now significantly cheaper In the wake of rising competition in the mobile industry, Airtel has decided to up the ante somewhat with its postpaid Infinity plans. The pricing for these plans started from Rs 1,199 previously, but now start from Rs 549. This plan will give users unlimited local and STD calls with roaming, 100 lo...04:00 2019-08-08

'Joker' wins best film at Venice Film Festival The dark drama that details the transformation of one of Batman's most notorious villains got the top nod in Venice. Roman Polanski's "J'accuse" came in second, as organizers faced criticism for its inclusion....12:00 2019-09-08

The First Reactions to Spider-Man: Far From Home Are Here Spider-Man: Far From Home opens July 2, but press screenings have started—and, can you believe it? The early word is very positive. We joke because the early word on these movies is almost always very, very positive. Read more......00:52 2019-06-20

The views aren’t even the craziest thing about this 360-degree infinity pool Just getting into this pool is enough to make you feel like James Bond. Designs for what could be the world’s first rooftop infinity pool, with 360-degree views of the London skyline, were unveiled this week by UK-based manufacturer Compass Pools. The company isn’t only conjuring up the ...03:00 2019-06-07

Avengers: Infinity War lost a scene where Thanos was found cosmically guilty The battle on the planet Titan in Avengers: Infinity War is a brutal throwdown between Thanos and a disparate bunch of heroes, as Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, and a few Guardians of the Galaxy tried to strip him of his gauntlet before the big purple guy could get all the Infinity Stones. As...21:39 2019-07-19

The Handmaid’s Tale hides one interesting story inside a three-story dud Back in season two, I wrote, naively it seems, that The Handmaid’s Tale was transitioning into something that might better be called The Handmaid Tales. The episode in question was “Unwomen,” an Emily-centric episode that covered the character’s backstory, showed us life in the Colonies, and gave Al...07:13 2019-07-04

The First Reactions to Disney's The Lion King Remake Are Here It sounds like The Lion King just can’t wait to be king of the box office. The first reactions to the CGI remake of Disney’s The Lion King are here, with critics praising the film’s visual effects and dynamic cast...although having photorealistic animals sing does seem to come with some caveats.Read...23:39 2019-07-10

Woody Harrelson’s wild reactions at Wimbledon go viral Woody Harrelson just gave his best performance in years — with crazy-eyed reactions at Wimbledon. “I don’t watch tennis I watch Woody Harrelson watching tennis,” tweeted @trevorstweetss, summing up the Internet’s sudden obsession with the star after his “performan...03:39 2019-07-15

Instant View: Reactions to attack on Saudi oil facilities Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group on Saturday attacked two plants at the Abqaiq plant, the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry, in a strike that could impact about 5 million barrels per day of crude production - close to half of the kingdom's output or 5% of global oil supply....21:52 2019-09-14

The Glow Up Goes to NOLA, Day 2: How to Eat Your Way Through New Orleans If, by chance, you find yourself in New Orleans during the July 4th weekend, there are certain things you simply must do: check out the Essence Festival, catch the fireworks display over the Mississippi River, stumble upon a second line and/or live jazz in the French Quarter while sipping a “go cup,...20:26 2019-07-05

The show must go on—and it does—with the returning GLOW’s “Up, Up, Up” For those familiar with the real-life G.L.O.W., there was always the question of when—if ever—Netflix’s GLOW was going to take its show on the road. Specifically to Las Vegas, as that’s where the original series was filmed—at the Riviera—in the first place. GLOW, instead, took some additional steps ...08:39 2019-08-10

‘Glow’ Season 3 goes to Vegas: Here’s how to get the look This costume designer is putting the “gorgeous” in Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. Netflix’s “Glow,” which follows the fictionalized careers of scrappy lady wrestlers, premieres its third season Friday, Aug. 9. And thanks to costume designer Beth Morgan, the ’80s fa...02:52 2019-08-10

The best Twitter reactions to Antonio Brown’s impending Raiders suspension The Antonio Brown saga took a turn for the worse on Thursday, when news broke that the star wide receiver is expected to be suspended after an argument with Raiders general manager Mike Mayock about fines he received for missing practice and a walkthrough. It’s been a bumpy five months for Raiders f...23:00 2019-09-05

We now know what causes these two shark species to glow green Enlarge / The lighter areas on the skin of this chain cat shark contain a special molecule that absorbs the ocean's blue light and turns it into green light. (credit: David Gruber / iScience)
Scientists have figured out why certain species of shark can absorb blue light in the ocean and essential...22:39 2019-08-08

How Nick Jonas got his glow on at the Met Gala While it couldn’t have been easy to divert attention from his bedazzled, Dior-clad wife, Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas still managed to capture plenty of eyeballs when he stepped onto the pink carpet at last month’s Met Gala. Thanks to a slathering of Skyn Iceland beautifiers by his long-time groomer ...18:26 2019-06-05

The ring around Uranus has a warm glow Saturn is well known as the planet with rings, but it’s hardly the only one. As it turns out, rings around planets aren’t all that rare, and at least a few of the planets in our solar system have them. Uranus is one of those worlds, and while its rings are so faint they weren’t eve...11:01 2019-06-22

Huawei’s long-awaited mobile OS elicits mixed reactions in China “Talk is cheap. Show me the code.”
That quip, one of the well-known aphorisms attributable to Linux creator Linus Torvalds, was posted in recent days by a user of the popular Chinese question-and-answer website Zhihu in response to the unveiling of Huawei’s homegrown mobile operati...16:52 2019-08-13

Early reactions make ‘The Lion King’ sound like the best Disney remake yet Disney is currently in the process of remaking many of its classic animated films with modern visual effects and live-action casts. Some have been more successful than others, but few, if any, have been as highly anticipated as The Lion King. How could it possibly live up to the original, which many...21:52 2019-07-10

The Glow Up Goes to NOLA, Day 3: That Voodoo That Essence Fest Do As our days in New Orleans progress, it’s easier and easier to see why the Essence Festival has chosen the city has its home for almost all of its 25 years. Aside from the beauty, history, and incredible food, there is an unparalleled warmth and hospitality among its people, who have made us feel we...04:39 2019-07-07

In "A Very GLOW Christmas," the greatest gift of all is the return of wrestling Fun fact: WWE stands for “World Wrestling Entertainment,” but if you ask Vince McMahon what it stands for, he’ll just say “WWE.” Kind of like how “Kentucky Fried Chicken” is now just “KFC.” It’s a case of Vince McMahon doing anything not to say “wrestling” or to consider his “sports entertainment” e...20:13 2019-08-12

'GLOW' shines a less flattering light on life during the 1980s Netflix has more than one show rooted in 1980s nostalgia. But where "Stranger Things" mostly revels in the cultural artifacts of those years -- from pop-culture references to hanging out at the mall -- "GLOW" dispenses with the rose-colored glasses, casting a much less flattering light on the era....21:26 2019-08-08

‘GLOW’ season 3 (elbow) drops on Netflix August 9th Netflix's terrific '80s wrestling saga GLOW is crashing back onto to our screens August 9th. The ten-episode third season of the comedy-drama promises even more neon than ever, as the grapplers turn Sin City into Suplex City....05:52 2019-06-01

Yara Shahidi brings faint glow to 'The Sun is Also a Star' Teen romances are sometimes only as good as their leads, and "The Sun is Also a Star" has a fine pair in "Black-ish's" Yara Shahidi and "Riverdale's" Charles Melton. The movie, however -- which deals with true love and the universe putting people together -- could have given fate an assist by crafti...16:00 2019-05-21

GLOW season 3 leaps into action, but struggles to keep up the momentum No show is quite as determined to start things off on the right foot as GLOW—from the solid pilot in 2017 to the exceptional reintroduction to these gorgeous ladies of wrestling in 2018, the series keeps upping its premiere game. The third season opens with an episode that taps into the show’s famil...04:39 2019-07-23

With "Say Yes," Ruth's romantic life finally isn't the only drag on GLOW Alright, so here’s the thing: GLOW is a strange fucking show, where the romantic leading male is Marc Maron (no, not Chris Lowell), and the main love triangle, as a result, is Alison Brie being forced to choose between him and… some guy named Russell (Victor Quinaz), who’s nice enough or whatever. I...09:52 2019-08-11

Geena Davis will be taking the GLOW women to the mat for season 3 It looks like the Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling will get their first taste of Vegas glamour when they meet their new entertainment director in the third season of GLOW . Per a recent press release from Netflix, Academy award-winning actress Geena Davis will be playing Sandy Devereaux St. Clair, the f...23:00 2019-06-10

Harvest Moon to glow bright on Friday -- the 13th Superstition will fill the air on Friday the 13th, a day commonly known as one of the unluckiest days of the year. As the sun sets, one of the most well-known full moons will fill the night sky....16:13 2019-09-12

Toy Story 4 review – new characters but the same old Story It may only be a repeat of earlier ideas and plotlines, but compare it to the fourth films in other franchises and Pixar’s latest is an amusing and charming gemHaving done so many things unimaginably better than so many other movie franchises, it’s fitting that the Toy Story series now gives us a cl...19:00 2019-06-13

GLOW takes a much-needed vacation out of the city and “Outward Bound” While “Outward Bound” is a GLOW episode that gets right back to not focusing on the wrestling of it all, it’s just as important as the G.L.O.W.-heavy episode that came before it. (And really, while it doesn’t focus on the in-ring, many of the characters’ issues here stem from their work in G.L.O.W.)...11:00 2019-08-11

Glow season three makes a "Hollywood Homecoming," at the worst possible time After a complete break from the Fan-Tan and professional wrestling in the previous episode, the last thing GLOW needed in its next episode was more of a break from professional wrestling. Especially since “Outward Bound” was supposed to be these characters’ vacation, yet you’d still almost think the...00:52 2019-08-12

Funny, sexy and totally empowering: why GLOW's nudity is so radical There’s nakedness aplenty in Netflix’s comedy about pioneering female wrestlers – but the male gaze is thankfully nowhere to be seenWe have all heard the standard defences: “Nudity is empowering!” they say, as the female character pouts silently into the camera, topless for some reason. “It’s essent...16:00 2019-08-23

Fight and flight: how Glow continues to show women at their best and worst In the third season of Netflix’s consistently entertaining comedy series about female wrestlers, characters are allowed to be messy in and out of the ringIn the opening scene of season three of Glow, the Netflix comedy about a group of misfit actors who end up becoming female wrestlers, an interview...10:13 2019-08-08

GLOW season three review – gleeful, outrageous and dialling up the camp There’s more off-mat drama and Geena Davis as an ex-showgirl to prove that the ladies of wrestling still light up a room – and our heartsLas Vegas, 28 January 1986. Opening night of the spanking new, still playing-to-the-cheap-seats GLOW live stage show. And unfortunately for our easily eclipsed Gor...08:26 2019-08-09

‘Game of Thrones’ fans go wild over Robin Arryn’s ‘glow up’ Here’s one shock ending “Game of Thrones” fans never saw coming — Robin Arryn’s transformation into a sex symbol. The once sickly looking, shaggy-haired Lord of the Vale, played by Lino Facioli, sent fans wild with his “glow up” into a hunk in Sunday night...18:26 2019-05-21

Scientists discover why two shark species emit green glow Previously undiscovered group of molecules found to be behind phenomenonThe secret behind the eerie glow of two shark species has been revealed in a study which sheds light on the origin and possible advantages of their fluorescent green bodies.Chain catsharks and swell sharks are deep-dwelling and ...21:26 2019-08-08

Vegas plays the heel in third season trailer for Netflix hit GLOW Netflix’s hilarious, heartfelt GLOW, a fictionalized spin on ‘80s wrestling outfit Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling, transplants its core gang of grapplers to Las Vegas for its third season. There, they’ll break into the big leagues, square off against a casino owner played by Geena Davis, and, as the b...20:13 2019-06-17

Laura Linney: ‘I started to glow in the dark like an exotic cheetah’ The actor talks about the outfit she wore to the 2017 Tony awards, and why being fashion-conscious was not ‘realistic’ when she was growing upDerek Lam custom-made this dress for me to wear to the 2017 Tony awards, where I was nominated for my role in Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes. We started w...14:13 2019-06-18

A Very Special GLOW explains the dangers of “Desert Pollen” on the body and mind It wouldn’t seem like “The One Where Melrose Screws A Gigolo” would be the GLOW episode where body issues and physical and mental health in professional wrestling (and in general) are a major topic of discussion, but that’s exactly what “Desert Pollen” is. In fact, even that aspect of the episode ul...08:39 2019-08-10

GLOW nails the TV show’s tone as it delves deeper into wrestling culture Netflix’s GLOW returns this weekend for its third season, and after the binge is done and viewers are hungry for more of the Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling, they should check out IDW’s GLOW comic book. This is a TV show run by women with a predominantly female ensemble, so it’s nice to see IDW assembl...16:00 2019-08-06

J.K. Simmons and GLOW's Betty Gilpin get picked up in Chris Pratt's Ghost Draft It sounds like Chris Pratt is getting yet another shot at a big sci-fi franchise, with America’s go-to action star set to appear in Ghost Draft, a movie from Lego Batman director Chris McKay about a guy who gets sent to the future to fight in an alien war that has something to do with his “ability t...07:52 2019-08-20

Big Beauty Tuesday: Glow Up in One Stop With Brown Beauty Co-op What’s your formula for the five-minute face? C’mon, you know you’ve got one; your desert island must-haves for minimal yet polished glamour? Mine is a flawless foundation, a brow pencil, several coats of mascara and a red lip, which automatically amps up any look—and if I’m honest, in spite of cabi...01:52 2019-06-12

How did stunt men take over the film industry? With action in high demand, David Leitch, director of Hobbs & Shaw, and Chad Stahelski are dominating cinemaTo state the obvious: one essential ingredient for a good action movie is … good action. And in an age when any old slob can be made to look like a superhero with a bit of green screen and CGI...21:52 2019-07-22

How Do I Scan Old Film Negatives? We’re going old-school with this week’s Tech 911 column—Lifehacker’s weekly Q&A where we solve your quirky technological issues. While plenty of people now use their smartphones as their default camera of choice, some still enjoy a trusty point-and-shoot. And the elite among you might even pull...15:13 2019-07-19

'Joker' was wild to film, it sounds like The rave reviews are rolling in for Joaquin Phoenix in "Joker" and we are hoping someone, somewhere got behind-the-scenes footage they are willing to share....22:00 2019-09-11

Why the best film of the 21st century is There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson’s tragic parable of society’s addiction to oil, fuelled by a zealous Daniel Day-Lewis, is a burning indictment of male aggression and an apocalyptic warningThe title is a prophecy, a warning, or a vengeful supernatural pronouncement. Paul Thomas Anderson’s strange masterpiece, f...07:39 2019-09-13

Is See You Soon the most hilariously awful film of the year? A troubled footballer falls for a Russian single mother in a romantic drama so catastrophically incompetent that it’s destined for cult statusIt’s getting harder and harder to find truly enjoyable bad movies. Cinemas are now almost exclusively full of franchise instalments too expensive to invite an...08:13 2019-07-24

Film festival special and It Chapter 2 We pick out highlights from Toronto and London Film Festivals so you know what everyone will be talking about come awards season. Stevie's chat with Jessica Chastain is horrifying enough but for fans of scary movies there's also an interview with It Chapter 2 director Andy Muschietti....06:26 2019-09-06

Film dubbing as high art in Germany Last night’s German Dubbing Awards ceremony honored the star voices behind foreign films dubbed into German. But what makes a nation full of polyglots so attached to watching films in their native language?...04:39 2019-05-25

Spider-Man: Far from Home film review: Far from necessary Enlarge (credit: Sony Pictures / Marvel Studios)
Comic and superhero film fans spent months wondering exactly what would happen to the Marvel Cinematic Universe once Avengers: Endgame concluded. Who would die? What would happen to the space-time continuum? Am I Groot?
While the movie answered some...04:52 2019-07-02

Winners at the Cannes Film Festival Stars grace the red carpet during the 72nd annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France, in May, 2019. The winners were announced Saturday...17:52 2019-05-26

Where You Can Still Get Film Developed If You Just Unearthed an Old Roll I remember the first digital camera I ever used. It was the size of a salad bowl and stored images on a 3.5” disk. Yes, the same size we used to shove into our computers. Each image—a disk could hold about 20 photos—was 0.3 megapixels. (It was a Sony Mavica, OK nerds?)...18:00 2019-06-14

Is Loqueesha the worst film ever made? Jeremy Saville’s movie – about a white man who pretends to be a black woman – is flawed in many ways, which we will now listI don’t know where to start. I do not know where to start. Let’s get the synopsis out of the way: Loqueesha (Amazon Prime Video, for some reason, streaming now) sees Jeremy Sav...13:13 2019-06-08

This story has been removed A story published Thursday by USA TODAY, based on a survey by an underwear company, has been removed. The story did not meet our standards.
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COPA90: The Story of FC Goa Goa is known the world over for its beautiful landscapes, food and relaxed pace of life, but the story of football in the region is just as spectacular....21:26 2019-08-26

Why the UFO story is far more interesting than you think The New York Times has made waves with a new report on sightings by U.S. Navy aviators of unidentified flying objects between 2014 and 2015. But the UFO issue, which follows a similar 2017 story, is far more interesting than the reporters let on....22:52 2019-05-28

Got a story we should investigate? Got a story we should investigate? Send it to our tip box: tips@gizmodo.com, reach us securely with SecureDrop, or contact our reporters directly.Read more......08:13 2019-08-20

Marvel's Eternals Film Could Add Another Interesting Star There are more rumors for Idris Elba’s The Suicide Squad role. Phoebe Waller-Bridge discusses writing women in Bond 25. Simon Kinberg reveals why he left out some major comics characters from Dark Phoenix. Plus, what’s to come on Swamp Thing, and more footage from Spider-Man: Far From Home. Spoilers...17:01 2019-06-03

World War II comes to life in preserved color film WARNING: CONTAINS GRAPHIC VIDEO: George Stevens, the American film director, and cinematographer was assigned by General Dwight Eisenhower to head up the combat motion-picture coverage unit during World War II. (May 29)
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Do film festivals help or hurt their host cities? From Venice to Sundance, festivals often use huge amounts of a city’s resources – but their social impact and financial benefits are undeniable“I found shelter in a bakery from the water canons and tear gas,” says Yasemin*, a resident of Istanbul, recalling one fateful day in April 2013. She is not ...17:39 2019-09-11

Quentin Tarantino says he's still stopping after one more "epilogue-y" film Quentin Tarantino has been saying for years now that he intends to retire from filmmaking after putting 10 movies on his personal scorecard, of which, this summer’s Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood would be the ninth. And while there have been jokes about him quitting early—or slightly more serious sug...09:52 2019-08-11

D-Day comes to life in rare color film, 75 years later It was supposed to be a personal memento — but became a rare piece of D-Day history. George Stevens climbed aboard the HMS Belfast 75 years ago to capture black-and-white recordings of the Allied troops in World War II as they traversed through Normandy, liberated Paris and fought in the Battl...20:13 2019-06-05

Venice Film Festival 2019 highlights Juliette Binoche, Brad Pitt and Meryl Streep are among the stars set to light up this year's film festival in Venice. But despite a highly international competition selection, only two women directors will feature....05:52 2019-08-28

Bloated 'piglet squid' captured on film Marine scientists have released a stunning video of a strange critter, the piglet squid, floating along with its tentacles waving above its head in the central Pacific Ocean near Palmyra Atoll....20:13 2019-07-22

How Julianne Moore’s hubby sold her on doing a film together Julianne Moore won’t make a movie unless she loves the script. It’s a rule from which no filmmaker is exempt — not even Bart Freundlich, her husband. To get her to sign on to the 2006 Danish drama he was adapting, he screened the original film for her. “She loved it,” he tells The Post.......09:13 2019-08-09

Rediscover the first woman of film history: Alice Guy The pioneer filmmaker was behind many groundbreaking achievements even before the beginning of the 20th century. As the Silent Film Festival in Bonn pays tribute to her works, here's more on her largely forgotten legacy....16:13 2019-08-16

Sexpionage! Why film-makers can't resist a honeytrap From the Bond girls to Red Sparrow, seductive spies have been a movie staple – but the greatest Mata Hari was a Hitchcock heroineReports of the death of the Bond girl have been greatly exaggerated. She has simply matured, as reports from the latest James Bond film suggest that they are now to be kno...22:26 2019-08-09

Upen Patel Is 'Not Dejected' By His Film Career Upen Patel, who has been part of hit films like Namastey London and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, says that he's not 'dejected' by the way his career in Bollywood has shaped up...18:00 2019-05-21

A Risky Formula Pays Off for Horror Film 'Ma' ‘Ma,’ a $5 million scary movie starring Octavia Spencer, has earned more than $18 million, notching another successful collaboration between producer Blumhouse and distributor Universal Pictures....04:52 2019-06-06

The Third Man: behind the scenes of the film noir masterpiece – in pictures The Third Man is regarded as one of the greatest British films ever. Written by Graham Greene, directed by Carol Reed, starring Orson Welles and shot in Vienna, it summed up perfectly the downbeat postwar mood. These images, released for its 70th anniversary, show cast and crew on set and in the Vie...18:13 2019-09-05

‘Cinderella’ film feted at Library of Congress WASHINGTON (AP) — The Library of Congress is celebrating the Disney film “Cinderella.” The Thursday evening event featured a costumed princess character, who descended the library steps to the cheers of a crowd of children and adults, including some members of Congress and their families...16:39 2019-06-21

5G and film: how will the tech change how we consume movies? Have you ever tried to stream a video on the bus? You know how it is – the latest Marvel movie trailer has just been posted by your friend on Facebook, and you don’t want to wait until you get home to see what all of the fuss is about. So you hit the link and…hope for the best.I...20:13 2019-06-01

Backstage at Sundance Film Festival London Katie, Stevie and Bethany hang out at Sundance Film Festival London to get the lowdown on upcoming releases and hear from Emma Thompson about her movie Late Show....15:26 2019-05-31

Boeing’s Grounded 737 Max — The Story So Far Two crashes within five months -- Lion Air Flight 610 in October off the coast of Indonesia and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 in March outside Addis Ababa -- killed 346 people and led to a global grounding of Boeing Co.’s relatively new 737 Max jets, the fourth generation of a venerable brand first ...08:52 2019-06-17

You Know Emily Doe’s Story. Now Learn Her Name. After her Stanford University sexual assault case prompted public outrage, Chanel Miller, who remained anonymous throughout the proceedings, is ready to introduce herself....13:00 2019-09-04

What's Your 'I Can't Believe I Didn't Crash' Story? I’m a teetotaler so I can’t drive drunk. I don’t text while driving. I always wear my seatbelt. I’ve done teen driving and performance driving school. I drive 95 percent of my miles in brand new cars with tons of airbags. There’s every reason to think that I’d be safe from serious injury in a car. B...19:39 2019-08-11

10 things you didn’t know about 'Toy Story 4' Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Mattel
"Toy Story 4," the fourth installment of the famous Disney-Pixar franchise, premiered June 20.
Some new characters are voiced by well-known celebrities Betty White, Keanu Reeves and even Red Hot Chili Peppers' bass player Flea.
"Toy Story 4" has the highest aud...12:39 2019-07-06

‘Hustlers’: The Story Behind the Headlines In 2014, members of a criminal ring drugged men, brought them to strip clubs and stole their money. The scandal, chronicled in the tabloids, is now a movie starring Jennifer Lopez and Cardi B....17:39 2019-09-13

Morehouse Isn't a Heartwarming Story Billionaire and Morehouse College commencement speaker Robert Smith’s announcement that he would personally absolve the student debt of the school’s entire graduating class this year—a gift of historic proportions well into the tens of millions of dollars—has raised a lot of questions about equity, ...21:26 2019-05-23

Murder Mystery: the film that asks – what is Jennifer Aniston doing? Viewed by 30 million people on its opening weekend, this woefully average comic caper is an odd addition to the actor’s CVsThirty-nine minutes and 40 seconds, I have it down as – 39m 40s flat. That marks the first time I laughed during the dark comedy film Murder Mystery (Netflix, out now), starring...14:13 2019-06-29

We’re getting a fourth Thor film, and Taika Waititi is directing it Enlarge / Chris Hemsworth will return as the Norse god of thunder in the as-yet-untitled Thor 4. (credit: Marvel Studios)
Director Taika Waititi is a hot commodity in Hollywood these days, with no sign of his star fading any time soon. He's just signed on with Marvel Studios to direct Thor 4, acco...00:26 2019-07-17

Is the new James Bond film cursed – or just losing the plot? Explosions, injuries, rewrites … Bond 25 seems beset by crisis. The result of intense media scrutiny, or a sign that the series is struggling to find a new direction? The new Bond film is tearing the roof off – literally, it would seem. Reports emerged this week from Pinewood Studios that an explosi...16:13 2019-06-07

Memorial Scholarship Film Festival To Honor Woodford Co. Man WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18)– A 20-year-old Woodford County High School grad was tragically killed in a car accident late last year. Seth Lance was studying arts and hoping to major in film.
Now, his family hopes to inspire other future filmmakers.
His parents, Bill and Angie say that last De...23:26 2019-06-11

The Boss on film: a brief history of Bruce Springsteen on screen Feel-good British comedy Blinded by the Light might be the most complete Springsteen cinematic experience so far but it’s not the firstMusic biopics are in no danger of going away. Bohemian Rhapsody’s box office earnings and awarded trophies have either secured or condemned us to more, depending on ...15:26 2019-08-16

Thom Yorke's new album comes with a Netflix short film The same day Thom Yorke's upcoming album ANIMA comes out, he'll release a short musical film directed by frequent collaborator Paul Thomas Anderson. The one-reeler will be set to three ANIMA tracks, and Yorke is expected to both score and star in the......00:26 2019-06-21

Francis Ford Coppola: 'Apocalypse Now is not an anti-war film' Forty years since its first release, the director has been reworking his masterpiece for a definitive edition. How does he view his film – and the madness of its making – after all these years? Founded in 1887 by a Finnish sea captain named Gustave Niebaum, Inglenook is a sprawling 1,680-acre winery...08:26 2019-08-09

J-horror will never die as Sadako opens the Fantasia Film Festival Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival isn’t just the longest (the festival goes on for a marathon three weeks) or the biggest (this year’s lineup includes more than 130 feature films) genre film festival in North America, it’s also one of the oldest. Fantasia played a key role in launching the J-horror...00:39 2019-06-28

Barrymore Film Center will honor little-known ‘original Hollywood’ Realty Check rarely crosses the Hudson River. But we make an exception for this week’s beam-signing ceremony for the Barrymore Film Center in Fort Lee, NJ — a 21,500 square-foot, 260-seat cinema, museum and movie archives building designed by architect Hugh Hardy. The “retro-futuristic” project, is ...08:52 2019-05-30

China orders boycott of top film awards in Taiwan Movie stars from mainland China have been banned from participating in Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards — dubbed the "Chinese-language Oscars." It's seen as the latest step by Beijing to up pressure on the self-ruled island....01:13 2019-08-08

‘The Hunt’ controversy: Film’s director breaks silence The filmmaker behind “The Hunt,” a shelved “satire” about a group of blood-thirsty “liberal elites” who set out of slay so-called “deplorables,” is attempting to set the record straight about his controversial flick. Director Craig Zobel (“The Le...20:00 2019-08-19

How will a Hollywood boycott affect the Georgia film industry? After a controversial anti-abortion bill, studios and major stars have threatened to abandon a $9.5bn industry but many are urging them to stayGeorgia is facing a major challenge: Hollywood studios are threatening a boycott after the passing of a law that would ban abortions after six weeks. The Liv...12:39 2019-06-04

16 Shots: behind a shocking film about an unlawful police shooting The story of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald is told in a devastating new documentary from the Oscar-nominated director Rick Rowley, who speaks about its importanceThe grainy dash-cam video dates itself: 20 October 2014. The time code shows it’s just minutes before 10pm and the headlights of the police ...09:13 2019-06-06

37th Munich Film Festival: The power of reality Focusing on socially critical cinema, the 2019 Munich Film Festival shows the consequences of globalization — in both fictional and documentary films. But the directors also seek to entertain....14:39 2019-06-28

Reese Witherspoon to star in Netflix sci-fi film ‘Pyros’ Netflix has landed the rights to a new sci-fi film that will star Reese Witherspoon. The streaming provider announced today that the Big Little Lies star will star in Pyros, a film adaptation of a short story by Thomas Pierce. It will undoubtedly be......21:13 2019-08-13

‘The Goldfinch’ trailer: First look at Ansel Elgort in film adaptation The first heart-wrenching trailer for the film adaption of Donna Tartt’s 760-page, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Goldfinch” was released Wednesday. “In Amsterdam, I dreamt I saw my mother again,” star Ansel Elgort narrates at the launch of the melancholy preview. Th...00:39 2019-05-30

Quentin unchained: what will Tarantino's 10th and final film be? The acclaimed film-maker is releasing his ninth film this summer and has openly stated that he will retire after he completes his nextJust over a week away from the US release of Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, the showbiz-cum-true crime epic Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the anticipation among fi...10:26 2019-07-18

Firefighter widow can’t sue city over Ed Norton film set blaze The city says the widow of a firefighter who perished in a blaze on the Harlem set of Edward Norton’s “Motherless Brooklyn” cannot sue for lack of a safe work environment — arguing that firefighting is inherently dangerous and a burning building is not a “place of employment.” In May, widow E...02:13 2019-07-24

Archbishop tried to discredit BBC film on church links to abuse Cardinal Vincent Nichols filed formal complaint over 2003 programme, documents showThe most senior Catholic leader in England and Wales went to extraordinary lengths to try to discredit a BBC documentary on child sexual abuse and its cover-up by the church, the Guardian can disclose.Cardinal Vincent...20:13 2019-07-24

The Spice Girls are finally getting the animated film they were made for Per The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount Animation has revealed a film slate that includes the long-rumored Spice Girls film, which is currently in early development. As of now, all five members - Melanie “Scary” Brown, Emma “Baby” Bunton, Melanie “Sporty” Chisholm, Geri “Ginger” Halliwell, and Victor...19:13 2019-06-12

Retro active: why film-makers are getting stuck in the past New movie Bait’s rejection of digital technology could open up new paths to creative expressionIn the same way that vinyl has made a comeback in the face of digital streaming, so cinema is in the throes of its own analogue revival. A certain breed of movie aficionado cherishes the soft richness of p...20:39 2019-08-26

Cannes film fest 2019: The tops and the flops Jim Jarmusch and Quentin Tarantino got red carpet buzz, but who are the top contenders for the prestigious Palme d'Or award on Saturday? A look at the highlights of this year's film festival....11:26 2019-05-24

iPhone 11: Apple's most ambitious bid yet to conquer video and film iPhone 11 Pro is being touted as ‘the most advanced and detailed iPhone yet’ with a three-lens ‘pro’ camera systemApple Arcade: game streaming service details revealedApple made its most ambitious pitch yet for the iPhone as a device for professional photographers and videographers at a launch event...01:00 2019-09-11

Big names headed to New Mexico to film ‘The Comeback Trail’ SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Oscar winners Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones and Morgan Freeman soon will be on their way to New Mexico to start work on “The Comeback Trail.”
The feature film will begin shooting in early June in Albuquerque, Tojajilee and other locations. Work is expected to last...10:26 2019-05-24

Toronto Film Festival wrap-up: The best and worst movies With 245 feature films showing this year, it’s impossible to see everything at the bustling Toronto International Film Festival. But after a week of filmgoing and industry buzz, some themes and potential Oscar races have taken shape. The big crowd-pleasers at TIFF were wildly diverse in tone a...04:26 2019-09-13

TV series about abolitionist John Brown to film in Virginia RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A new television series with Ethan Hawke starring as the fiery abolitionist John Brown is set to film in Virginia.
Gov. Ralph Northam’s office announced Thursday that production of the eight-part series will start in central Virginia this summer. The show based on the nove...14:39 2019-05-24

Streaming: is the Brazilian film Araby the movie of the decade? A low-budget road movie that’s been wowing critics for two years finally makes its UK debut, thanks to MubiI was late getting to this week’s selected film – though not as late as film distributors in the UK: it has never been picked up for a cinema or even a DVD release. For more than two years, res...13:39 2019-08-24

Sylvester Stallone: next Rocky film should focus on immigration Actor outlines premise that ‘could work’ for franchise but says his all-American heroes were never intended as political symbolsSylvester Stallone has said he wants to make a new Rocky film in which the boxer encounters an immigrant living illegally in the US.Speaking during a Q&A at the Cannes film...04:26 2019-05-25

Toy Story 4 review – a franchise still very much alive After a hesitant start, the gang gets into top gear on a road trip that showcases the studio’s visual wizardry and narrative skillLast year, I wrote about my (unfounded) fears that Mary Poppins Returns might trample the memory of a movie I fell in love with as a child. I felt a similar anxiety about...10:52 2019-06-23

FAANG: Update on the "Story of the Year" A government sling-shot is taking aim at corporate technology giants. Plus, investors in the FAANG stocks are not sleeping too well at night. Take a look at this chart......07:52 2019-06-08

The True Story Behind the Movie Rocketman Rocketman, a musical film about Elton John that arrives in theaters on Friday, looks a lot like a biopic: It traces John’s life from a shy child in London through his stratospheric rise and addiction-fueled lows. But its creative team has repeatedly rejected the label: “Everyone thinks ...19:13 2019-05-31

How to Add Song Lyrics to Your Instagram Story Last week Instagram added a new feature that allows you to add lyrics to your Instagram stories. The feature allows you to not only add a song to your Story (you’ve been able to do that for a while), but also sing along with those lyrics, similar to what you might do with the app TikTok....00:26 2019-06-10

‘Toy Story 4’ opens below expectations with $118 million NEW YORK (AP) — “Toy Story 4” brought the box office to life with a $118 million opening weekend after a three-week slump of underperforming sequels, but the Pixar film’s below-expectations debut didn’t quell continuing concerns about a rocky summer movie season.
The “T...20:39 2019-06-23

The inside story: Decoding the CDO black box 2006: In the approach to the 2008 global financial crisis, Euromoney became concerned about hidden risks and complications in the structured credit markets....19:01 2019-06-10

Staying on Top of Tech’s Changing Story From Washington to London. From the price of avocados to Amazon Prime. Here’s how Joseph Plambeck, deputy tech editor, rides herd on how tech is changing the way we live....16:26 2019-09-11

‘Telling Lies’ is bigger, but not better, than 'Her Story' In Her Story, developer Sam Barlow did a rare thing: He created a new video game format.
Four years later, he's made Telling Lies, which releases on August 23rd. It's a game with almost identical gameplay -- centered simply on typing search terms in......04:13 2019-08-22

Updates From Godzilla vs. Kong, Toy Story 4, and More The Candyman remake wants to tackle toxic fandoms. Meet Christina Hendrick’s new Toy Story 4 villain. Plus, watch Tom Holland and Chris Hemsworth goof off about Far From Home and Men in Black: International, what’s to come on Fear the Walking Dead, and more. Spoilers get!Read more......18:52 2019-06-10

The True Story Behind the Movie Hustlers On June 11, 2014, four women and one man were indicted for allegedly drugging men and charging thousands of dollars on their credit cards at New York City clubs. Five years later, one of those women — Roselyn “Rosie” Keo, considered one of the scheme’s two ringleaders —...00:00 2019-09-12

Here’s how to mute those Instagram Story spammers Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. I’m not a huge fan of Instagram accounts posting lengthy strings of Stories each day. It clogs my feed, makes it tougher to scroll back and forth between Stories,...11:52 2019-07-12

| Elephant Path: A Story of Hope and War in CAR In the rainforests of the Central African Republic is Dzanga Bai, a remote clearing where a tall canopy of trees - full of the hum of insects and calls of wildlife - gives way to soft mud and pools of water....00:26 2019-08-10

Booksmart Is the Perfect Coming-of-Age Story for Right Now Only recently have filmmakers begun thinking seriously about coming-of-age stories told from a young woman’s point of view. Olivia Wilde’s clever, peppery Booksmart—in which Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever play two brainy teenage best friends, unpopular with their classmates, wh...21:00 2019-05-23

The True Story Behind the Netflix Series The Spy Around the world, there are few spy agencies that inspire the level of intrigue that Israel’s Mossad does. And among its agents, there are few, if any, that have achieved the status of Eli Cohen, who in the mid-1960s posed as a wealthy Arab businessman for years in order to infiltrate the high...23:26 2019-09-05

‘Toy Story 4’ repeats at No. 1 over ‘Annabelle,’ ‘Yesterday’ LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Toy Story 4” is playing at the top of the box office again in its second weekend.
The Walt Disney Co. on Sunday estimates that “Toy Story 4” added $57.9 million from North American theaters. Globally the film has already netted $496.5 million.
In second pl...18:00 2019-06-30

Rockies reinstate All-Star Story from IL The Colorado Rockies reinstated All-Star shortstop Trevor Story from the 10-day injured list before Tuesday night's game against the visiting Houston Astros....02:26 2019-07-03

The story of Grenfell United – podcast Natasha Elcock and Ed Daffarn escaped from Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017. Karim Mussilhy’s uncle died in the fire. Together with other survivors and bereaved people, they formed Grenfell United. They talk about their work over the past two years, while the Guardian’s social affairs correspondent, R...15:00 2019-06-14

A Final Fantasy VII Bedtime Story Tonight for Fine Art we’re looking at Limetown, a small studio in Brazil comprised of artists Amanda Duarte and Gus Lima, who work on concept art and illustrations for games, books and beyond....05:00 2019-08-06

The story behind Vietnam's 'Crazy House' Wild, weird, wonderful -- there are many ways to describe the Crazy House (also known as Hang Nga Guesthouse). This quirky attraction is found in Dalat, a relaxed mountain resort town in southern Vietnam....05:00 2019-08-26

Michael Sheen has a wild story about how he got his name Michael Sheen generally comes off as a delight pretty much wherever he pops up, whether he’s playing a nervous angel in Amazon’s recent Good Omens, or simply vouching for his fans and their rights to indulge in the storied practice of writing fan fiction. Case in point: A recent social media post in...02:13 2019-08-02

Mum and me: a story of immigration and integration | Podcast Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty, the son of two Indian immigrants, explains why he felt so frustrated with a recent report from Tony Blair’s thinktank. And Katharine Murphy looks ahead to Australia’s imminent electionGuardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty recently read a report from Tony Blai...15:26 2019-05-21

Correction: Cancer Drugs story CHICAGO (AP) — In a story June 2 about prostate cancer drugs, The Associated Press erroneously described a study involving the drug Erleada. The study tested the drug in men at high risk of having their cancer spread beyond the prostate, not those in whom it already had spread.
A corrected version o...20:39 2019-06-03

The story behind every Xbox One controller ever made Microsoft is very, very fond of special edition Xbox One controllers, to the point where it encourages you to make your own. But did you ever wonder about the history behind a given controller, or how many models have never seen the light of day? If......20:26 2019-08-27

Michael B. Jordan reveals his superhero at Toronto film fest They may be two of the hottest names in Hollywood, but Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx bonded on playing mere mortals in the Q&A after their new movie, “Just Mercy,” at the Toronto Film Festival on Friday. Jordan, who’s a sweat-glistened stunner as Adonis Johnson in the “Cre...22:52 2019-09-07

Rock documentary on The Band kicks off Toronto Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival opened on a decidedly Canadian note on Thursday with a documentary about influential rockers The Band kicking off 10 days of movies vying for attention in the upcoming Hollywood awards season....13:39 2019-09-06

Taika Waititi is working on a "secret film" before he gets back to Thor Out of all the directors who’ve dipped their toes into the warm, CGI-laced waters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, few have seemed as determined to keep his individual sensibility on track more than Taika Waititi. This is, after all, a guy who followed his first foray into the world of superhero bl...03:26 2019-08-08

Sandy Powell: ‘Who would play me in a film of my life? Eddie Izzard’ The costume designer on an embarrassing on-set confrontation and her love of sausage rollsBorn in London, Powell, 59, made costumes for the choreographer Lindsay Kemp in the 80s; she graduated to film after being mentored by Derek Jarman. She has won three Oscars and received the 2019 Costume Design...10:52 2019-09-07

Climate protesters crash red carpet at Venice film Biennale Hundreds rushed the red carpet on the Venice International Film Festival's final day to demand climate action and a ban on cruise ships in the Italian city. Banners read: "Our home is on fire" and "No to cruise ships."...12:00 2019-09-08

Avengers: Endgame tops Avatar to be highest grossing film Marvel Studios sequel has earned $3bn since its release in April, breaking 10-year recordAvengers: Endgame has surpassed Avatar to become the highest-grossing film of all time.The Marvel Studios sequel, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, earned over £2.3bn ($2.9bn) in revenue by Sunday, since being ...21:52 2019-07-22

‘Midnight Cowboy’ turns 50: Inside the making of a film classic Decades from now, when people wonder what New York City was like in the late ’60s, all they’ll have to do is watch “Midnight Cowboy.” Released 50 years ago, on May 25, 1969, it shows the city in its gritty glory — particularly 42nd Street, the stomping ground of the film’s desperate hustler, Joe Buc...09:26 2019-05-24

California man scammed investors out of $14M with Netflix ‘film’ deal: feds A California man scammed foreign investors out of $14 million by falsely telling them their dough would be used to produce a Netflix film featuring “historical figures” such as Paul Bunyan and Davy Crockett, federal prosecutors said. Adam Joiner, 41, of Manhattan Beach, surrendered to au...17:13 2019-08-28

Robert Pattinson in talks to play Batman in 2021 film This image released by A24 Films shows Robert Pattinson in a scene from “High Life.” (Martin Valentin Menke/A24 Films via AP)
Twilight star Robert Pattinson is in negotiations to don Batman’s iconic cowl, Warner Bros. confirmed to CNBC Friday.
Pattinson has long been expected to take on...01:52 2019-06-01

‘The Father’ wins Karlovy Vary film fest’s top prize ‘The Father,’ a film directed by Bulgarian filmmaking duo Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, wins top prize at the 54th edition of an international film festival in the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary...23:00 2019-07-06

Widow of FDNY fireman killed in film set blaze wants to sue city The widow of a Harlem firefighter who perished in a blaze on an Ed Norton film set is asking a judge to allow her to sue the city even though she’s past the deadline. A lawyer for Eileen Davidson — whose husband, Michael Davidson, died while fighting the March 22, 2018, blaze — filed the......01:13 2019-06-01

Godzilla: King of the Monsters film review: *Fart noises* Enlarge / The way this film turned out, that blast of radiation should be coming out of the other end. (credit: Warner Bros. / Legendary Pictures)
The Ars Technica braintrust of movie fans has no shortage of good, funny, silly, or enjoyably bad kaiju film recommendations. We love our share of stom...20:52 2019-05-31

This Game of Thrones fan remade the ending as an 80s John Hughes film Game of Thrones was an epic ride. For eight seasons, HBO treated viewers to some of the best acting and storytelling on television. It all concluded, with a bang, on Sunday. While we all agree that it was a magical journey to get us to season eight in the first place, it’s here where two camps begin...04:52 2019-05-23

How gruesome ‘Scary Stories’ made the leap from page to film Maybe you’ve heard the one about the girl with a spider bite on her cheek. Thinking it’s a pimple, she tries to pop it — and out pour hundreds of baby spiders that have been incubating in her face. That urban legend turns up as “The Red Spot,” one of dozens of gruesome tales from......09:13 2019-08-09

Hillary and Chelsea Clinton to form film and TV production company The mother-daughter pair follow the Obamas into content creation, focusing on stories about womenHillary and Chelsea Clinton are to form a film and TV company to produce female-centric content. Bloomberg and the Hollywood Reporter have confirmed that the pair are in talks with studios about “a pipel...15:13 2019-05-31

Almodovar to receive Venice Film Festival career achievement ROME (AP) — The Spanish Oscar-winning writer and director Pedro Almodóvar will be awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement by the Venice Film Festival.
The decision from the board of the Biennale di Venezia, follows a proposal by the festival’s director, Alberto Barbera.
Almodovar, who...16:39 2019-06-14

Sarah Silverman: I was fired from film after blackface photo resurfaced The comedian says she was let go from a movie project after producers became aware of a 2007 comedy sketch in which she wore blackfaceSarah Silverman has said she was recently fired from a film after producers unearthed a still of her in 2007 wearing blackface for a comedy sketch.Guesting on The Bil...14:39 2019-08-12

Venice to open with Kore-eda's The Truth, Toronto with film about the Band Palme d’Or winner’s new film starring Catherine Deneuve to kick off the Venice film festival, while Toronto gets a documentary about the legendary folk-rockersThe Truth, the new film from multi-award-winning Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda, will open the 2019 edition of the Venice film festival....17:39 2019-07-18

Woody Allen to shoot new film this summer with Christoph Waltz The writer-director has confirmed that he will shoot his 51st film in San Sebastian after his deal with Amazon was terminated Woody Allen will shoot his 51st film in Spain this summer with a cast including Christoph Waltz and Gina Gershon.The writer-director was dropped by Amazon after resurfaced al...20:26 2019-06-04

A ‘deep fake’ app will make us film stars – but will we regret our narcissism? Users of Zao can now add themselves into the scenes of their favourite movies. But is our desire to insert ourselves into everything putting our privacy at risk?‘You oughta be in pictures,” goes the 1934 Rudy Vallée song. And, as of last week, pretty much anyone can be. The entry requirements for be...19:39 2019-09-04

Natural Born Killers at 25: the problem with Oliver Stone's hit film The controversy-courting 1994 road movie about a couple of bloodthirsty killers took the media to task but failed to investigate furtherNatural Born Killers came to theaters on 26 August 1994, only a few short months after OJ Simpson’s infamous flight from justice in a white Ford Bronco in June. At ...20:39 2019-08-26

Crew member stabbed on set at Harry Potter film studio Police called to Leavesden film set and made arrest after man was taken to hospital with a neck injuryA man has been arrested after a crew member was stabbed at a film studio celebrated as the home base for the successful Harry Potter film series.Hertfordshire police said: “Police were called at aro...11:26 2019-06-20

Barry Jenkins to direct film about choreographer Alvin Ailey NEW YORK (AP) — Barry Jenkins will direct a film based on the life of choreographer Alvin Ailey.
A spokesperson for Fox Searchlight on Monday confirmed that the studio is developing the project, with the “Moonlight” filmmaker directing. Jenkins last helmed the Oscar-nominated James Baldw...21:52 2019-06-03

Samoa bans Elton John film 'Rocketman' over gay scenes The country's chief censor said the movie "doesn't go well with Christian beliefs here." However, some in Samoa have pointed out what they claim is hypocrisy in cultural attidues towards the LGBT community....11:13 2019-06-11

'They’re going to bonfire me': French trial for Briton over film-maker's death Death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in west Cork in 1996 and protracted, bungled investigation has gripped Ireland After 23 years of trying to clear his name, Ian Bailey is bracing for the appellation he has always dreaded: convicted murderer.A court in Paris is due to try the English former journali...23:52 2019-05-26

Toronto Film Fest pays tribute to Streep, Phoenix The Toronto International Film Festival is paying tribute to Meryl Streep, Joaquin Phoenix and filmmaker Taika Waititi in gala Monday held amid the festival’s unspooling premieres...10:26 2019-09-10

French media giant acquires Nollywood film studio As part of its plan to strengthen its position in Africa's movie market, French media giant, Canal+ Group, has acquired Nigerian production studio, ROK film studios from VOD company IROKO TV....11:52 2019-07-16

New York Film Festival sets slate with Almodovar, Varda The New York Film Festival has announced the main slate for its 57th edition, adding films by Pedro Almodovar, Noah Baumbach and the late Agnes Varda to its highly selective annual Lincoln Center event...02:13 2019-08-07

Relive shaking film with this $100 retro Polaroid OneStep 2 Camera If you were a kid of the 70s and 80s, the Polaroid instant camera undoubtedly holds a place in your heart. Now, you can revisit that magic -- or experience it for the first time -- with this retro-cool Polaroid OneStep 2 Camera and Photobox storage for $20 off, just $99.99 from TNW Deals....16:52 2019-06-30

Adam Gase’s film breakdown brought Sam Darnold relief A day after losing their opener to the Bills in heartbreaking fashion, the Jets were trying to figure out what went wrong, fix the problems and then move on. “We made some mistakes and they were fatal for us,” Jets coach Adam Gase said. “We couldn’t take advantage of the opportunities that we had. I...16:39 2019-09-10

Rock documentary on The Band to kick off Toronto Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival opens on a decidedly Canadian note on Thursday with a documentary about influential rockers The Band kicking off 10 days of movies vying for attention in the upcoming Hollywood awards season....20:13 2019-09-05

Maradona to miss Cannes film premiere after shoulder injury Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona is set to miss out on the Cannes premiere of a documentary about his life and career, due to "a shoulder injury requiring medical attention", the film's publicists said on Sunday....14:33 2019-05-21

Film Academy defends decision to expel Roman Polanski The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has filed a defense of its decision to expel director Roman Polanski last year, saying he was given a fair opportunity to challenge the decision....15:00 2019-06-12

Sony appeals to film lovers with slimline Xperia 5 smartphone Sony launched the Xperia 5, a slimline version of its flagship smartphone, at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin on Thursday as it seeks to strengthen its appeal to its niche audience of video, film and music lovers....15:13 2019-09-05

German far-right candidate loses mayoral bid after film industry petition Writers, directors and actors called on voters in Goertliz to not to succumb to AfD party’s ‘hate and enmity’ A 51-year-old immigrant has been elected mayor of a town in eastern Germany after beating a candidate from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in a campaign that drew internati...10:13 2019-06-17

Adam Goodes film The Final Quarter to be screened by TV networks Ten and Win The film documents the final three years of Goodes’s football career in the context of Australia’s attitude to raceThe Final Quarter, a documentary about the last three years of Indigenous leader Adam Goodes’s football career, will be screened by networks Ten and Win.The dual Brownlow medallist and ...04:52 2019-06-12

Why Fast & Furious is the best film franchise of all time | Arwa Mahdawi I can’t wait to see Hobbs & Shaw – with its diverse cast and focus on loyalty, the car-racing series encapsulates the best of the USIf you need some cheering up, I have two words and an ampersand for you: Hobbs & Shaw. As in, the box-office hit starring Idris Elba and two bald blokes with big biceps...14:13 2019-08-14

Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ to open New York Film Festival Martin Scorsese’s new gangster drama “The Irishman” will have its world premiere at the 2019 New York Film Festival, it was announced Monday. In the opening-night film, which is based on Charles Brandt’s book “I Heard You Paint Houses” about hitman Frank Sheeran, Robert De Niro plays Sheeran, Al Pac...18:26 2019-07-31

Midsommar is a slasher film with artsy ambitions that doesn’t quite work Enlarge / Traveling to Sweden for a rare summer solstice pagan festival that only takes place every 90 years turns out not to be such a good idea in Midsommar. (credit: YouTube/A24)
A group of young Americans visit a remote Swedish village and find themselves at the mercy of a strange pagan cult i...02:00 2019-07-05

Indian theater and film personality Girish Karnad dies at 81 NEW DELHI (AP) — Girish Karnad, a top Indian playwright, actor, director and a rights activist, has died after a prolonged illness. He was 81.
India’s president and the prime minister condoled Karnad’s death on Monday at his home in Bangalore, the capital of southern Karnataka state.
A r...09:13 2019-06-10

The Goldfinch: can a film solve Donna Tartt's most divisive book? The hefty Pulitzer-winning novel divided critics for being too long and too detailed – yet it is more cinematic than The Secret History, writes John MullanIf it is surprising that none of Donna Tartt’s three novels has made it to the screen before now, it’s perhaps more surprising that The Goldfinch...18:13 2019-09-05

James Ellroy says film adaptation of LA Confidential was 'as deep as a tortilla' Speaking at Hay festival, the American crime writer has few kind words for film-makersIt won Oscars and accolades as the best film of 1997, but the crime writer James Ellroy has a different recollection of the adaptation of his novel LA Confidential. “It is about as deep as a tortilla.”“And if you w...17:52 2019-06-02

Bruce Lee's daughter hits out at father's portrayal in Tarantino film Shannon Lee says that actor depicting Lee was ‘directed to be a caricature’ in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in HollywoodWarning: This article contains minor spoilersBruce Lee’s daughter, Shannon, has hit out at the portrayal of her father in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino’s...18:00 2019-07-31

Film airing on PBS recalls city’s dark deportation history BISBEE, Ariz. (AP) — The darkest, most violent chapter in the history of Bisbee was an open secret for decades in the funky old Arizona copper town 7 miles (11 kilometers) north of the U.S.-Mexico border.
But few residents knew the details of how about 1,200 miners, most of them immigrants, were pul...04:26 2019-07-14

Brad Pitt says space epic 'Ad Astra' his 'most challenging film' Brad Pitt has fought in wars, pulled off robbery heists and confronted rivals in the boxing ring during his career, but the Hollywood star says his most challenging film yet is playing an astronaut on a life-saving mission in the space epic "Ad Astra."...06:39 2019-08-30

Litter-ally terrifying: is Cats the creepiest film of the year? The first look at the star-studded big screen take on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical is trending for all of the wrong reasonsCats movie trailer: internet reacts to ‘demented dream ballet’“This Christmas, you will believe.” With these words, Universal sent its first trailer for Cats out into the Twitt...10:52 2019-07-19

Quentin Tarantino wins top dog award at Cannes Film Festival CANNES, France (AP) — Whether or not Quentin Tarantino wins the Palme d’Or this year, at least he’s not coming home without a trophy.
The director of the Cannes Film Festival entry “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” scooped up the top prize at the Palm Dog Awards. The aw...19:26 2019-05-24

How ‘The Terror’ turns the TV ghost story on its head AMC’s “The Terror: Infamy” opens with a young Japanese American woman serenely applying makeup before stabbing herself. It’s a gut-punch of a scene — exactly what co-creator Alexander Woo wants to convey in the horror anthology series. “The strategy has been to use the vocabulary of Japanese kaidan ...08:52 2019-08-27

Why Michael Ende's 'The Neverending Story' is cult You hear the title, you hear the song — the one recently revisited on "Stranger Things." But before the 1980s hit film, there was Michael Ende's bestselling book, published 40 years ago. Here's why it's still a classic....19:26 2019-08-31

The incredible story of how Buffalo wings were invented Nitr/Shutterstock
Insider Food's video team set out to Buffalo, New York, in August to find the best wings in town.
Herrine Ro and Alana Yzola visited Anchor Bar, the restaurant where Buffalo wings were first invented in 1964.
They spoke with Anchor Bar's marketing director Michelle Buchholz, who e...12:52 2019-09-14

The True Story Behind Netflix’s The Red Sea Diving Resort Arous Holiday Village seemed like an idyllic vacation destination. In the early 1980s, hundreds of tourists flocked to its sandy white beaches and explored its underwater worlds with beautiful coral reefs. And while its location on the coast of Sudan may not have been an obvious choice for sun-seeke...16:13 2019-08-01

‘When They See Us’ does justice to Central Park Five’s brutal story One of the most shameful miscarriages of justice in New York State is powerfully and heartbreakingly dramatized in Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us,” a four-part series that drops Friday on Netflix. No matter how well you think you remember the trial of the Central Park Five, the H...23:52 2019-05-31

Love Story – Terry Norris and Tanya Terry Norris was deteriorating fast when his future wife saved him. Together they fight against the brain damage caused by a brutal career inside the ring
The post Love Story – Terry Norris and Tanya appeared first on Boxing News....23:26 2019-06-17

What Went Wrong? The Real Story of the Battle of Thermopylae In 480 BC, an enormous Persian army under the chief command of Emperor Xerxes (son of Darius the Great) campaigned against Thessaly in central Greece. Mainly they fought against the southern mostly democratic and independent city/states. The army numbered more than 300,000 men.
The Hellenes initiall...03:00 2019-07-05

Defense is the story in college football’s opening act Football starts for real Saturday night with a pair of college football attractions that will tempt sports bettors across the full range of U.S. time zones. First, No. 8 Florida takes on in-state rival Miami on a neutral field in Orlando (ESPN, 7 p.m). That’s followed by Arizona at Hawaii (CBS Sport...03:00 2019-08-25

New Instagram feature turns your Story into a sing-along Remember when Instagram was known for its photo filters? Back in the day, when Instagram added a new filter to the app, it was a newsworthy story. In 2016, the site added its Stories feature (copied from Snapchat) and last year Instagram had more than one billion monthly active users. Facebook bough...04:00 2019-06-07

Here’s why Minecraft: Story Mode episodes are $100 each on Xbox 360 right now Something strange is happening with Minecraft: Story Mode. The game is currently on the verge of disappearing, at least from digital storefronts, but it’s reappeared on the Xbox 360’s digital storefron, and at an insanely high markup? So what’s going on? Unfortunately, the price is more of a last ga...05:13 2019-06-18

The remarkable comeback story of UFC fighter Jessica Eye Eye is a prohibitive underdog in her flyweight title bout against Valentina Shevchenko. But Eye has grappled with far worse -- an abusive father, a devastating car accident, a four-fight losing streak -- just to make it back to the ring....19:26 2019-06-05

The surprising story behind the Apple Watch's ECG ability Welcome to Hitting the Books. With less than one in five Americans reading just for fun these days, we've done the hard work for you by scouring the internet for the most interesting, thought provoking books on science and technology we can find and......18:52 2019-07-06

Ron Howard tells Pavarotti’s ‘bittersweet’ story in new doc NEW YORK (AP) — Ron Howard says he hopes his new documentary about opera icon Luciano Pavarotti will introduce the singer to a young generation that never got to hear him before his death in 2007.
Howard, Oscar-winning director of “A Beautiful Mind,” sees the Italian tenor’s life a...20:13 2019-06-04

id Software’s origin story set to become USA Network TV series Enlarge / John Carmack (left) and John Romero (second from right) pose with their id Software colleagues in the early '90s. We really hope USA Network's adaptation of their origin story gets this "fashion" just right. (credit: John Romero)
We've seen our share of video games turned into films and ...01:00 2019-06-28

Transgender love story shines in Cannes Starring in her first ever feature film, transgender model Leyna Bloom said "Port Authority", about a man grappling with his feelings for a transgender woman, chimed with her personal experience, helping her dive into the role....17:26 2019-05-21